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but as people in boston and other communities, whether in rhode island, whether you're in connecticut or new york, you're coming out to clear out your car, to make sure that before you start running the car, make sure all parts of the car are clear. deb? >> all right. a tragic and vital lesson. jason carol, thank you so much. we really appreciate your reporting today. thanks. >>> connecticut, which got hit especially hard by the blizzard, is struggling to dig itself out. helping state crews to clear roads in the state. about 600,000 people, they're without power across the region. you can see what it looked like there. most of those people without power in massachusetts, rhode island, new york, connecticut and maine. we see the massachusetts numbers there going down. they were above 400,000 earlier today. that number has now dropped. connecticut, and that's where we find our ashleigh banfield. so ashley, how is it out there? >> reporter: the sun is going down. and guess what happens when the sun goes down, deb? the temperature goes down too. and the warning here tonight is i just feel
but as people in boston and other communities, whether in rhode island, whether you're in connecticut or new york, you're coming out to clear out your car, to make sure that before you start running the car, make sure all parts of the car are clear. deb? >> all right. a tragic and vital lesson. jason carol, thank you so much. we really appreciate your reporting today. thanks. >>> connecticut, which got hit especially hard by the blizzard, is struggling to dig itself out. helping...
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ron allen, nbc news, hartford. >> reporter: this is ron mott in providence, rhode island. power to the people. those were the marching orders today for electric crews taking advantage of daylight to start getting homes across rhode island out of the dark and cold. at one point, nearly 40% of the homes and businesses served by the state's largest electric utility, national grid, were affected. 187,000 in all. >> it's a bad storm. >> reporter: before lifting a travel ban late this afternoon, governor lincoln chafee implored residents to do their part, by yielding the roads. >> please stay off the streets. all rhode islanders stay off the streets because we need our national grid crews to get to work to get this power back on. >> reporter: high winds, paired with heavy, wet snow, he said, proved a bad combination for trees and power lines. help has come from afar. as far as tennessee in this instance. >> we're working pretty hard. we're working 16-hour shifts. so, i mean, in this weather, that's tough. >> reporter: though not record-breaking snowfall totals across rhode islan
ron allen, nbc news, hartford. >> reporter: this is ron mott in providence, rhode island. power to the people. those were the marching orders today for electric crews taking advantage of daylight to start getting homes across rhode island out of the dark and cold. at one point, nearly 40% of the homes and businesses served by the state's largest electric utility, national grid, were affected. 187,000 in all. >> it's a bad storm. >> reporter: before lifting a travel ban late...
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and so it sounds like -- at least rhode island is going to be back up for business come monday. do you feel the same is going to happen in new haven? >> that's certainly my hope. looking outside right now, it would be hard to imagine. but, you know, this isn't the first time that people in new england have dug out from a storm like this. i just hope i can find my car come monday morning. >> do you plan to go to work, assuming you can find your car and dig it out? >> that is certainly the plan right now. >> all right. can you imagine? hi, i can't come to work today, i don't know where my car is. cat glor, thank you so much, we appreciate you sending us the great pictures. and i noticed in one of them the great snowman with the green scarf wrapped around. nice job. appreciate your doing that for us. >> thank you so much. >> okay. >>> for some motorists stranded along long island, new york, walmart opened its doors and became a refuge. more than two dozen people, along with several employees sought shelter in the store. it initially had closed early, but it ended up staying open, p
and so it sounds like -- at least rhode island is going to be back up for business come monday. do you feel the same is going to happen in new haven? >> that's certainly my hope. looking outside right now, it would be hard to imagine. but, you know, this isn't the first time that people in new england have dug out from a storm like this. i just hope i can find my car come monday morning. >> do you plan to go to work, assuming you can find your car and dig it out? >> that is...
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that is a very big portion of the population of rhode island. if you look relatively speaking, it's the hardest hit in terms of how many people without power relatively speaking here. why did that happen? all last night it was relatively warm. so the snow was wet and heavy and fell on those power lines, trees knocked them out. i spent last night talking to the governor, the state, the mayor of providence, rhode island. the emergency manager here and all of them had that same concern. how many power outages will there be? because when your power goes out, your heat goes out. we're going to talk to the governor live in the next hour. that's one question. how long will it take to get the power up and running. we saw especially in new york how long it took to get power back up. that's going to be your biggest concern here, also the roads completely closed right now. illegal to drive here according to the governor of rhode island. not supposed to be on the roads. the whole 95 corridor. the entire interstate through massachusetts, connecticut, rhode i
that is a very big portion of the population of rhode island. if you look relatively speaking, it's the hardest hit in terms of how many people without power relatively speaking here. why did that happen? all last night it was relatively warm. so the snow was wet and heavy and fell on those power lines, trees knocked them out. i spent last night talking to the governor, the state, the mayor of providence, rhode island. the emergency manager here and all of them had that same concern. how many...
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poppy is in providence, rhode island for us. how is it there? >> i may have drawn as short a stick as ali drew on this one. the wind gusts are so severe here, it's gotten so much worse in the last hour. here is where you see a lot of the snow accumulation. i want to set viewers up with where we are. this is the heart of providence, rhode island. this is downtown. in front of city hall. there is not one soul in sight. the only vehicles that come down are plows every 20 minutes or so to try to clear it out. i talked to the governor today. i talked to the mayor of providence. i went to the emergency center here and the big concern right now here is how wet and thick this snow is. that is because it is landing on the power lines here, and it can take them down easily. they are pretty sure they're going to have power outages here. the question is how severe are those power outages going to be? you have temperatures now below 30 degrees here. they have shelters set up, but they're very worried because they saw what happened in the wake of sandy with p
poppy is in providence, rhode island for us. how is it there? >> i may have drawn as short a stick as ali drew on this one. the wind gusts are so severe here, it's gotten so much worse in the last hour. here is where you see a lot of the snow accumulation. i want to set viewers up with where we are. this is the heart of providence, rhode island. this is downtown. in front of city hall. there is not one soul in sight. the only vehicles that come down are plows every 20 minutes or so to try...
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as of this hour, rhode island and massachusetts, they are lifting their driving ban. meanwhile, airlines, they cancelled more than 5300 flights. >> gregg: a lot of people stranded. we'll fill you in everything. i'm gregg jarrett. >> heather: i'm heather childers welcome back to a brand-new hour. the storm is blamed important at least three deaths. that number could climb as we learn more. >> gregg: massachusetts in particular taking a heavy blow from this major blizzard where we begin live with molly standing by in boston. >> reporter: hi, gregg. it will be a cold night for several hundred thousand people. particularly south on the cape cod where the power remains out. utility crews are getting ready and the wind dies down. here in boston as you mentioned the travel ban has been lifted. you can see a lot of cars back out on the highways but governor is urging patience. the roads and highways and second roads are pretty bad out there. we had a chance to see that they still have an inch or two of snow on them. there are a lot of people walking on the roads because the s
as of this hour, rhode island and massachusetts, they are lifting their driving ban. meanwhile, airlines, they cancelled more than 5300 flights. >> gregg: a lot of people stranded. we'll fill you in everything. i'm gregg jarrett. >> heather: i'm heather childers welcome back to a brand-new hour. the storm is blamed important at least three deaths. that number could climb as we learn more. >> gregg: massachusetts in particular taking a heavy blow from this major blizzard where...
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providence, rhode island, is over there, and jason is over there. this has become worse, but all along the coast, from north of massachusetts, all the way around cape cod, to the south and then down to new york, we're in a flood zone. there is a severe flooding alert around those areas. that's problem number one. chris, problem number two is this wind. you said it a few minutes ago. a blizzard is not made by the snow. i'm getting all sorts of tweets from people in the midwest and ca canada saying what are you complaining about? we get more snow all the time. you don't get it with this speed and velocity. we have that going on. just about a half hour ago when i was on with antderson, a transformer blew. there are 130,000 customers across the northeast without power. roads are blocked. trees are taking out power lines. that's the probl we've got. here on cape cod, as you know, chris, probably about a quarter million people residing here in the winter. some of them may have left. >> all right, that is ali was right, they did have trouble with their sig
providence, rhode island, is over there, and jason is over there. this has become worse, but all along the coast, from north of massachusetts, all the way around cape cod, to the south and then down to new york, we're in a flood zone. there is a severe flooding alert around those areas. that's problem number one. chris, problem number two is this wind. you said it a few minutes ago. a blizzard is not made by the snow. i'm getting all sorts of tweets from people in the midwest and ca canada...
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you might want to take rhode island avenue into town. you could take benning road to get past that >> >> the time is 6:12 and 35 degrees and coming up, brianne carter will wrap up the president's state of the union address. >> a bit of a royal boz overseas with reaction after shutterbug's catch prince william [ whirring ] [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophi and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] ] this is the next level of performance. the next level of innovation. the next rx. the f sport. this is the pursuit of peection. >> well, back at 6:16. there is a lot of talk about what happened overnight and that is the state of the union address. >> president obama headed to north carolina this morning and will push with some of the proposals from the address. let's check in with brianne carter. >> many analysts this morning are saying the town is exactly what they expected to hear from president barack obama as he laid out what he would like to see as his priorities over
you might want to take rhode island avenue into town. you could take benning road to get past that >> >> the time is 6:12 and 35 degrees and coming up, brianne carter will wrap up the president's state of the union address. >> a bit of a royal boz overseas with reaction after shutterbug's catch prince william [ whirring ] [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophi and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] ] this is...
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we've still got about 179,000 homes here in rhode island. that's nearly 1/5 of the population that are affected or without power completely. no power means no heat. they want to keep the roads clear, get the emergency vehicles where they need to be. get power back up and running. the real issue here overnight was the whipping wind the heavy, wet snow that weighed on those power lines. this morning no whipping winds, light snow. it's going to continue here until about 2:00 eastern time. so that's the scene here. it was a whiteout behind me. now it's clear. and a few people coming by including snowshoers. want to take a broader look at this massive winter storm. really the biggest since the great blizzard hit new england in 1978. our deb feyerick has that. >> reporter: it was billed as a monster nor'easter and didn't disappoint. for hours and hours across the northeast from eastern pennsylvania up to maine two feet or more of snow blanketed the region. >> probably the biggest i've seen in my lifetime. >> reporter: connecticut got slammed with
we've still got about 179,000 homes here in rhode island. that's nearly 1/5 of the population that are affected or without power completely. no power means no heat. they want to keep the roads clear, get the emergency vehicles where they need to be. get power back up and running. the real issue here overnight was the whipping wind the heavy, wet snow that weighed on those power lines. this morning no whipping winds, light snow. it's going to continue here until about 2:00 eastern time. so...
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we've been hearing reports of about thundersnow in long island and providence, rhode island and power lines and trees are snapping and going down and power outages being reported. we have winter storm warnings up now for interior sections of new york state, new jersey, pennsylvania, all the way into interior new england. but the areas in red from new york to eastport, maine, blizzard warnings in effect. very strong winds, very strong accumulations. here, take a look on the radar. you can see all that moisture coming in off the atlantic, the cold air streaming in from the north and where the two meet, that's where we're getting all these blizzard-like conditions that are really starting to develop across long island, connecticut, and now moving into rhode island and massachusetts. snowfall accumulations generally about 6 inches to a foot in interior sections of new york. new york city, though, anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half. and then the areas in gray from interior connecticut, coastal massachusetts, into new england, we're talking about 2 to 2 1/2, maybe even 3 feet of snow
we've been hearing reports of about thundersnow in long island and providence, rhode island and power lines and trees are snapping and going down and power outages being reported. we have winter storm warnings up now for interior sections of new york state, new jersey, pennsylvania, all the way into interior new england. but the areas in red from new york to eastport, maine, blizzard warnings in effect. very strong winds, very strong accumulations. here, take a look on the radar. you can see...
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island, and massachusetts. snow is already falling in the midwest. hurricane force wind gusts are expected to cause whiteout conditions, massive drifts, power outages, coastal flooding in the northeast, areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. so thanks for watching us. check in for "good morning america," they're going to have the latest on snowstorm coverage. our extreme weather team on the ground out there with the latest information on all of it. we're always online at abcnews.com. and we will see you here tomorrow.
island, and massachusetts. snow is already falling in the midwest. hurricane force wind gusts are expected to cause whiteout conditions, massive drifts, power outages, coastal flooding in the northeast, areas still recovering from hurricane sandy. so thanks for watching us. check in for "good morning america," they're going to have the latest on snowstorm coverage. our extreme weather team on the ground out there with the latest information on all of it. we're always online at...
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. >> reporter: over 650,000 power outages and most of those are in massachusetts and rhode island, not as bad in new york and new jersey and connecticut. you know, jamie, it's been a mild winter so far and this caught some folks off guard and you see a lot of people enjoying this weather here. but you know, other people they learn their lesson following superstorm sandy and hunkered down and topped off the gas tanks and got all sorts of supplies and food and nonperishables and enjoying the day. back to you. >> you're exactly right. preparation was key. thanks so much, kelly. >> well, we're getting new information on near historic snowfall totals and the storm is not over, it's churning for another couple of hours and rick reichmuth is live outside our studios, the good thing you can say about this, it happened going into a saturday, a weekend. >> certainly that helps for folks, you don't have to be on the roads going to work and that's the only real positive of it. the images you're seeing in central park there with anna looking pretty good, however, if you go around 40 miles piece of
. >> reporter: over 650,000 power outages and most of those are in massachusetts and rhode island, not as bad in new york and new jersey and connecticut. you know, jamie, it's been a mild winter so far and this caught some folks off guard and you see a lot of people enjoying this weather here. but you know, other people they learn their lesson following superstorm sandy and hunkered down and topped off the gas tanks and got all sorts of supplies and food and nonperishables and enjoying...
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it's a beautiful scene here in providence, rhode island. it was a heck of a storm last night, that is for sure. really just torrential, whipping, wet snow. it has changed since then. the big issue here this morning, folks, is power. we knew this was going to happen when we felt that heavy, wet snow late last night. warmer temperatures kept it that way. it weighed on power lines, on trees. you wake up this morning to a whiteout. then it gets a little lighter. you have about a fifth of the population across rhode island without any power. here in providence a little over 7,000 homes without power. i want to bring in a man who is dealing with all of it right now, the mayor of providence is joining us now. thank you for being here, mayor. appreciate it. let's talk about the power issue. that's issue number one. we were at the command center with you last night. you said, look, this is what i'm really worried about. it happened. what are you doing? >> we're working very closely with national grid to try to get people back up as quickly as possib
it's a beautiful scene here in providence, rhode island. it was a heck of a storm last night, that is for sure. really just torrential, whipping, wet snow. it has changed since then. the big issue here this morning, folks, is power. we knew this was going to happen when we felt that heavy, wet snow late last night. warmer temperatures kept it that way. it weighed on power lines, on trees. you wake up this morning to a whiteout. then it gets a little lighter. you have about a fifth of the...
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massachusetts and rhode island were hit the hardest in terms of power outages. and today almost 300,000 customers remain in the dark ins massachusetts while more than 75,000 are still without electricity in rhode island. and it is going to be a messy commute when all the snow starts to melt. alexandra steele is standing by. a little bit of melting and then freezing. >> yeah, it will be a roller coaster. not a lot of melting today. temperatures only in the teens. highs in the northeast today, only in the 30s. so not a lot of melting going on. but notice tomorrow, temperatures a southerly wind pull in. you can see temperatures warm into the 40s. so we'll begin to see the melting. but the problem for monday, we've got rain and we've got the next storm system coming this. so if you're in boston, maybe the t is a good idea. tomorrow a mix of rain and snow in the morning. by the afternoon, temperatures rise in to the 40s and it will all be rain. but you'll notice the winds really kick in. in new york city, a rainy morning monday going into work, but in the afternoon,
massachusetts and rhode island were hit the hardest in terms of power outages. and today almost 300,000 customers remain in the dark ins massachusetts while more than 75,000 are still without electricity in rhode island. and it is going to be a messy commute when all the snow starts to melt. alexandra steele is standing by. a little bit of melting and then freezing. >> yeah, it will be a roller coaster. not a lot of melting today. temperatures only in the teens. highs in the northeast...
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, connecticut, and now moving into rhode island and massachusetts. snowfall accumulations generally about 6 inches to a foot in interior sections of new york. new york city, though, anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half. and then the areas in gray from interior connecticut, coastal massachusetts, into new england, we're talking about 2 to 2 1/2, maybe even 3 feet of snow. and as you can see, winds are starting to pick up, and that's going to be a big story too. we're talking about sustained winds tonight into tomorrow between 25 and 40-mile-an-hour winds with gusts approaching and sometimes exceeding hurricane-force conditions. we'll continue to update you tonight on the weather channel. a full report tomorrow morning on "wake up with al," starting at 5:00 a.m. and then the "today" show at 7:00. brian? >> al roker on a very snowy boston common. al, thanks. >>> as we said, this storm has brought so much to a standstill. as they like to say in storms like this, if you're not already where you wanted to be, there's little use trying. that means road
, connecticut, and now moving into rhode island and massachusetts. snowfall accumulations generally about 6 inches to a foot in interior sections of new york. new york city, though, anywhere from a foot to a foot and a half. and then the areas in gray from interior connecticut, coastal massachusetts, into new england, we're talking about 2 to 2 1/2, maybe even 3 feet of snow. and as you can see, winds are starting to pick up, and that's going to be a big story too. we're talking about sustained...
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we've seen them in connecticut, in rhode island. also logan, 76 at the airport, bedford, 75-mile-per-hour wind gusts. so incredibly strong winds. we are going to see the winds quite that strong anymore, but we will see 40 and 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts even when the snow ends. here's the big picture, it is ending, you can see in the hudson valley, in new york city, western connecticut, it will end from west to east. new york city ending this morning. as we put this in motion, as we head to 9:00, long island still into it. but eastern connecticut, eastern massachusetts, still this morning in through the afternoon. boston will end this afternoon, and then by tonight around 10:00 or so, we'll watch it and in maine, as well. still, though, even though that will end, we'll see these strong winds behind it. these are the wind forecasts throughout this afternoon, you can see 48, 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts. even though the snow will be over, the winds will be blowing all that snow that is freshly fallen all around. martin, we're still goi
we've seen them in connecticut, in rhode island. also logan, 76 at the airport, bedford, 75-mile-per-hour wind gusts. so incredibly strong winds. we are going to see the winds quite that strong anymore, but we will see 40 and 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts even when the snow ends. here's the big picture, it is ending, you can see in the hudson valley, in new york city, western connecticut, it will end from west to east. new york city ending this morning. as we put this in motion, as we head to...
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it is certainly not as bad as connecticut as rhode island, massachusetts, new hampshire and maine. there's been a lot of snow and wind. when we started the day there was no snow on the ground whatsoever and they have gotten quite a bit. it is starting to let up. we have had precipitation now for the last 20 hours in staten island. about four hours were rain and that's why we don't have more snow than there could have been. behind me is a tent. the reason the stent here is that's where people who have been left homeless from hurricane candy three months ago have been going for meals each and every day. while this blizzard hit earlier today there are 1400 homeless people still in staten island that were having meals inside of this tent. a lot of people call staten island the forgotten borough. staten island has 475,000 people, 5% of the population. we sh should tell you trivia folks, the borough with the most people is not manhattan but brock lynn is number one, queens is number two, manhattan number three, the bronx is number four and little staten island is number five but now a lo
it is certainly not as bad as connecticut as rhode island, massachusetts, new hampshire and maine. there's been a lot of snow and wind. when we started the day there was no snow on the ground whatsoever and they have gotten quite a bit. it is starting to let up. we have had precipitation now for the last 20 hours in staten island. about four hours were rain and that's why we don't have more snow than there could have been. behind me is a tent. the reason the stent here is that's where people...
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eastern making it illegal for anyone in rhode island to be on the roads. ist-95 that entire corridor, connecticut, rhode island, completely shut down, folks. that has hasn'ted since the great blizzard of 1978 but the big struggle here in the early morning hours is the power outages. as marty told you 183,000 homes without power. that number is only going to go up. we knew this would happen because the snow is wet, the know is heavy and because the temperatures stayed a little bit above freezing you had wet, thick snow weighing on the power lines bringing them down and trees down and when the power goes out the big concern is the heat. we saw it in the aftermath of sandy but much warmer then. hoi soon can the power company, national grid, get that power back up and running? that is the situation on providence, rhode island, again, 183,000 homes without power. i want to go to susan candiotti, my colleague in boston, boston surely getting hit incredibly hard. what are you saying? >> reporter: much the same thing you are. it's blowing sideways as it has been p
eastern making it illegal for anyone in rhode island to be on the roads. ist-95 that entire corridor, connecticut, rhode island, completely shut down, folks. that has hasn'ted since the great blizzard of 1978 but the big struggle here in the early morning hours is the power outages. as marty told you 183,000 homes without power. that number is only going to go up. we knew this would happen because the snow is wet, the know is heavy and because the temperatures stayed a little bit above freezing...
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connecticut, rhode island, new york, new hampshire, and massachusetts have all declared states of emergency tonight and at least 500,000 homes and businesses now without power. so while the rest of us hunker down to ride this thing out, our extreme weather team ginger z is reporting from the bull's eye of the storm, boston, massachusetts. >> reporter: snowed in, shut down, and nor'eastered. more than 40 million americans are being forced to spend their weekend indoors, thanks to this. a nor'easter that will likely make weather history. the brunt of this beast is hitting right now, snow falling at amazing rates. one to even four and a half inches per hour. winds gusting from 50 to even 70 miles per hour. and on a crazy night where only the plows are running, we hopped in with a captain of this boston city plow. oh boy, now i'm driving. oh boy. to see thousand force was fighting the worst of it overnight. this is just the beginning of it. >> yeah. >> reporter: how long do you expect to be out tonight? >> anywhere from 16 to 20 hours. >> reporter: wow. that's a long shift. it's going to be a l
connecticut, rhode island, new york, new hampshire, and massachusetts have all declared states of emergency tonight and at least 500,000 homes and businesses now without power. so while the rest of us hunker down to ride this thing out, our extreme weather team ginger z is reporting from the bull's eye of the storm, boston, massachusetts. >> reporter: snowed in, shut down, and nor'eastered. more than 40 million americans are being forced to spend their weekend indoors, thanks to this. a...
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connecticut, massachusetts, rhode island. a little shutting off in new york city rights now, but the snow is still coming down. and it will come down for the rest of the night. probably until morning. every time we see the blue here, the lighter blue, that is heavier snow. when you see the pink, that's what ali velshi is in. he's right there, and the pink is snow that's kind of melted and froze again, and the closer you get to the center of the low, the warmer it's going to get. and ali is going to be the closest person to that center of the low, so he's going to see that stuff, that pelting icy snow all night long. back out farther to the west, it's going to be all powdery snow because now it's getting colder. and we're getting even a little bluer area around new york city where the snow is coming down harder. probably another 4 to 6 for the city before it's done. that's what we're thinking at this point. more snow east of let's say saratoga all the way into new england. less snow if you obviously get west of the hudson rive
connecticut, massachusetts, rhode island. a little shutting off in new york city rights now, but the snow is still coming down. and it will come down for the rest of the night. probably until morning. every time we see the blue here, the lighter blue, that is heavier snow. when you see the pink, that's what ali velshi is in. he's right there, and the pink is snow that's kind of melted and froze again, and the closer you get to the center of the low, the warmer it's going to get. and ali is...
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let's go to poppy harlow in rhode island. i know the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: he absolutely has. thank you for joining us. you have some news about i-95, the road that we just took to get up here. apparently we got here just in time, right? >> yes. those roads are fairly empty right now but we have imposed a travel restriction on 95 that you mentioned, 195 and 259. we also added 146 and 24. those roads have travel advisories on them. >> reporter: so you are basically shutting them down along to massachusetts and connecticut. i saw firsthand how tough the driving was. we saw jackknifed tractor-trailers and semis falling off the side of the road. it's no joke here. how many plows do you have out there on the road? >> we couldn't be more prepared because we had so much advanced warning and that's good. our big fear is power outages. you can see this wet snow. it's about 33 degrees and with that heavy, wet snow, if the wind kicks up and brings down trees and power lines, that's our fear. we're goin
let's go to poppy harlow in rhode island. i know the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: he absolutely has. thank you for joining us. you have some news about i-95, the road that we just took to get up here. apparently we got here just in time, right? >> yes. those roads are fairly empty right now but we have imposed a travel restriction on 95 that you mentioned, 195 and 259. we also added 146 and 24. those roads have travel advisories on them. >>...
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gloucester, rhode island, 25.7. boston -- use got it, rhode island to connecticut to massachusetts to mane -- to maine, the storm delivered. in boston, we have a blizzard warning until 1:00. that's because here's the snow. it will end in boston this afternoon, but you see it's still there. kind of this is the back end of it. so where we are seeing litchfield county, fairfield county, where ashleigh is in fairfield county, it is over. but the winds are blowing. we are going to see ten-foot drifts potentially with all of the blowing of the snow. but there's the back end. we're going to still see, we've got one more line. this a bit of dry air working in. but actually this has kind of been the area, this 91 corridor through connecticut and massachusetts that we saw the heavy-duty snow. where there was the most dynamic, the most uplift, that's where we ended up with the 30-inch pluses right here. it's funny. that's what happens with the weather. it's so circular, and it kind of just gets into such a rhythm that it's har
gloucester, rhode island, 25.7. boston -- use got it, rhode island to connecticut to massachusetts to mane -- to maine, the storm delivered. in boston, we have a blizzard warning until 1:00. that's because here's the snow. it will end in boston this afternoon, but you see it's still there. kind of this is the back end of it. so where we are seeing litchfield county, fairfield county, where ashleigh is in fairfield county, it is over. but the winds are blowing. we are going to see ten-foot...
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. >>> look how it was coming down in providence, rhode island. the governor is praising rhode islanders for following the 24-hour driving ban and making it easy for cleanup crews to get streets ready for tomorrow morning. that monday morning commute will be interesting around boston, no doubt. susan candiotti is in brook ts lin line. >> if you stood to the main streets it won't be a problem. this is what we're talking about around much of the rest of the city. the side streets are still in quasi good shape. the other streets are treacherous. the sun was out brilliantly today. it was melting a bit of the snow. but now that the temperatures are dipping down as the sun goes down it's just freezing up again. some of these streets can be treacherous to get around. we're seeing a lot of people slipping and sliding. then as you can see, some of the cars are still parked on the street. some are still wrapped up in snow. i don't know what it's going to take to move them out of the way. the city has been working very hard throughout sunday trying to clear
. >>> look how it was coming down in providence, rhode island. the governor is praising rhode islanders for following the 24-hour driving ban and making it easy for cleanup crews to get streets ready for tomorrow morning. that monday morning commute will be interesting around boston, no doubt. susan candiotti is in brook ts lin line. >> if you stood to the main streets it won't be a problem. this is what we're talking about around much of the rest of the city. the side streets...
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in rhode island, a slow start for accumulations quickened by afternoon. massachusetts and connecticut governors each order roadways clear at 4:00, a ban on traffic. for those still needing to travel, rail service ground to a halt, triggering a midday evening rush at new york's penn station. airports, including laguardia, were at all but a stand still. >> i'm from minnesota. i know snow. but just don't want to be stuck here for a few days. >> reporter: the exodus turned hustle and bustle in providence and boston into what looked like movie sets, minus the action. >> this is coming right off the ocean here. and this is what has emergency management officials so concerned. >> reporter: but along the coast, that's exactly what's expected later. a major storm surge taking heavy amounts of snow for a bumpy, wild, overnight ride. and ahead of what could be an extended hibernation for many this weekend, last-minute shopping runs, especially to fortify the fridge. >> we're getting enough supplies so we can make a hot pot of chicken soup for the weekend. >> reporte
in rhode island, a slow start for accumulations quickened by afternoon. massachusetts and connecticut governors each order roadways clear at 4:00, a ban on traffic. for those still needing to travel, rail service ground to a halt, triggering a midday evening rush at new york's penn station. airports, including laguardia, were at all but a stand still. >> i'm from minnesota. i know snow. but just don't want to be stuck here for a few days. >> reporter: the exodus turned hustle and...
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last winter low snow totals saved providence, rhode island, $1.2 million. in manchester, new hampshire $636,000. and boston saved more than $11 million. much of the savings were put back into other city services. and, scott with forecasters predicting up to 30 inches of snow here, schools have already been closed tomorrow, and the airport here, the main airport logan, has been closed. it will be closed tomorrow afternoon and remain closed through the day on saturday. >> pelley: terrell, thank you. the next big story of the day, three people are dead, and a massive manhunt is on. after a former los angeles police officer allegedly launched a rampage of row venge. christopher dorner was fired by the l.a.p.d. in 2008. tonight itarchs peer every officer on the force is a potential target. here is ben tracy. >> reporter: police in southern california are on full tactical alert and on edge. >> put your window down. >> reporter: officers have surrounded los angeles police headquarters to defend it from 33-year-old christopher dorner police chief charlie beck. >> d
last winter low snow totals saved providence, rhode island, $1.2 million. in manchester, new hampshire $636,000. and boston saved more than $11 million. much of the savings were put back into other city services. and, scott with forecasters predicting up to 30 inches of snow here, schools have already been closed tomorrow, and the airport here, the main airport logan, has been closed. it will be closed tomorrow afternoon and remain closed through the day on saturday. >> pelley: terrell,...
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there are hurricane-force wind warnings just offshore from long island all the way off the coast of rhode island and off the coast of cape cod, as well. so, we're going to have 50, 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds in this storm. it's going to be just terrible conditions. >> and want to guess about the snow totals at this point? >> reporter: at this point, a lot of it is a big guess. this is the kind of snow that will shut down cities. a lot of people involved in this. right now is 10 to 14-inch snowfall amount, looking for maybe a foot around new york city. boston will see some of the worst conditions with 18 to 24 inches of snow. but we do feel like in massachusetts, vermont and on into maine, an inland area, diane, that comes in with that wind, that 50-mile-an-hour wind, and more than two feet of snow by the time we're done with "world news" on saturday night. >> all right. going to be a big day for you tomorrow. for all of us. thank you, sam. >>> and today in washington, the man at the very center of america's secret war on terrorism appeared in front of the cameras. defending the use of dron
there are hurricane-force wind warnings just offshore from long island all the way off the coast of rhode island and off the coast of cape cod, as well. so, we're going to have 50, 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds in this storm. it's going to be just terrible conditions. >> and want to guess about the snow totals at this point? >> reporter: at this point, a lot of it is a big guess. this is the kind of snow that will shut down cities. a lot of people involved in this. right now is 10 to...
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but overall here in providence, things are looking up, in rhode island, they have opened up some of those big bridges out to newport closed overnight because of that gusting wind. so things are getting progressively better here by the hour. let's go to mary snow, she's in staten island where things are subsided a lot in the past few hours, mary. >> yeah. certainly has, poppy. the snow has stopped here. staten islanders are waking up to at least a foot of snow. one person, though, who did not wake up because he was up the whole night. sebastian, how worried were you last night? >> very worried. the whole family was worried. we thought the water was going to come back in again and another disaster ready to happen. >> you look out at least a foot of snow. >> snow is good. >> but you were very relieved? >> yes, very relieved no water came in. >> and talking to people around here, so overwhelmed, one man said yesterday, he was just numb, he couldn't handle anymore. how much of a setback is this? >> it's a lot. mentally frustrating. between, you know, for the whole family. you know, and you've
but overall here in providence, things are looking up, in rhode island, they have opened up some of those big bridges out to newport closed overnight because of that gusting wind. so things are getting progressively better here by the hour. let's go to mary snow, she's in staten island where things are subsided a lot in the past few hours, mary. >> yeah. certainly has, poppy. the snow has stopped here. staten islanders are waking up to at least a foot of snow. one person, though, who did...
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and in addition using every single emergency vehicle in rhode island. they have hired all of the contractors they can to help take care of this storm. i know you're going to talk to the mayor a little bit later, erin. it's getting significantly worse here by the minute. >> all right, thank you very much, poppy harlow. as we watch the storm approach, blizzard conditions here in new york city where i'm standing as well. it's because of the heavy snow and strong winds the city's mayor michael bloomberg has urged new yorkers to pack it up and get home early. >> you can't take nature too lightly. hopefully it won't be anything drastic and it's certainly not going to be a hurricane sandy. but that doesn't mean you can't get badly hurt or killed if you're not careful. and help others. >> all right, joining me "outfront" is new york city's police commissioner ray kelly. commissioner, good to see you again. last time i saw you was on the night of hurricane sandy. >> i remember it well. >> yeah. that was a frightening night in a lot of ways. are you ready for thi
and in addition using every single emergency vehicle in rhode island. they have hired all of the contractors they can to help take care of this storm. i know you're going to talk to the mayor a little bit later, erin. it's getting significantly worse here by the minute. >> all right, thank you very much, poppy harlow. as we watch the storm approach, blizzard conditions here in new york city where i'm standing as well. it's because of the heavy snow and strong winds the city's mayor...
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portland, maine, a record of nearly 32. 27.6 in west gloucester, rhode island. boston, nearly 25. for thomas in massachusetts, the sea, not the snow, was the menace. this was the deck of his house being bruised and battered yesterday. today he was trying to piece it back together while keeping it all in perspective. >> it's wonderful. the sunrise in the morning, big waves. but every once in a while, you get hit. >> reporter: tonight, connecticut's governor tweeted a stay home message for a lot of state workers for tomorrow. a lot of colleges and universities and schools in connecticut will be closed on monday. and here in boston, boston public schools also will be shut tomorrow. >> there is more severe weather to worry about tomorrow. let's check in on that with weather channel meteorologist eric fisher. he is also in boston for us. eric? >> reporter: lester, good evening. developing situation right now. the weather patterns certainly not quieting down here throughout the weekend. on the north side, blizzard warnings. across the upper midwest. a couple of interstates are shut down
portland, maine, a record of nearly 32. 27.6 in west gloucester, rhode island. boston, nearly 25. for thomas in massachusetts, the sea, not the snow, was the menace. this was the deck of his house being bruised and battered yesterday. today he was trying to piece it back together while keeping it all in perspective. >> it's wonderful. the sunrise in the morning, big waves. but every once in a while, you get hit. >> reporter: tonight, connecticut's governor tweeted a stay home...
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we've got long island, connecticut, rhode island, new hampshire, massachusetts, and probably parts of maine as well that are going to be dealing with these. national grid says about 100,000. i'm thinking about 250 before all is said and done. the problem is once those lines come down, once those poles come down, you're going to have to remove all this snow before you can get in there and do some of the repairs. so it's kind of a twofold problem here. and unfortunately one that they've warned people once you do lose power, especially if it's a severe case, it's going to be probably a week before you get that power back on, even though there are many crews on standby to get in there and help with the situation. the problem again, though, is to get the snow out of the way first. then we can get in on some of these roads and obviously get these power poles back up and the power lines back up. we'll see how that situation mounts tonight. the good news is here it is at nightfall on a friday night. most people are off the roads. the airports, even though they're not closed, are literally shu
we've got long island, connecticut, rhode island, new hampshire, massachusetts, and probably parts of maine as well that are going to be dealing with these. national grid says about 100,000. i'm thinking about 250 before all is said and done. the problem is once those lines come down, once those poles come down, you're going to have to remove all this snow before you can get in there and do some of the repairs. so it's kind of a twofold problem here. and unfortunately one that they've warned...